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July 23, 2017

UEFA has appointed the following match officials to oversee next week's first legs of Europa League's Third Qualifying Round. Among others, Deputy Chairman Hugh Dallas' son Andrew has been appointed for PSV Eindhoven - Osijek under the eyes of UEFA Referee Observer Uno Tutk.

The 45-year old architect from Mirandola has refereed three major finals in total: The Europa League final between Atlético Madrid and Fulham FC in 2010, the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern München in 2013 and the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina in 2014. Since 2008, he has refereed 41 UEFA Champions League games, completed by more than 200 Serie A games in his career.

Some impressions...

His achievements, elegance and soft skills as a referee have inspired many match officials, both at the highest and at the grassroots levels. And even if not everybody was content with some decisions he took in some important games and moments, one thing should be sure: A grand referee is leaving the stage.

July 1, 2017

Serbian Milorad Mažić has been appointed by FIFA to officiate the final of 2017 Confederations Cup, to be played on Sunday 2 July between Chile and Germany. At the same time, Saudi Fahad Al-Mirdasi has been assigned to the third place game, involving Portugal and Mexico.